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I had won too many food place battles in a row on the trip and had to take a loss by that point.

I feel like at this point Rattle is more like a door panel sound in your car. Its not doing anything you just hear it.

Okay I got a few rides on Penguin Trek yesterday and in regards to the "rattle" I didn't feel anything that was even the slightest bit uncomfortable, it's barely even noticeable. It's a family coaster with a 42 inch height restriction that goes like 40 mph and felt absolutely fine to me. Other than that, it's a pretty great attraction but just kind of an okay ride? Nothing wrong with it at all, the ride itself is just kind of forceless but again for a 42 inch kiddie coaster that's fine. The indoor que and dark ride sections did look fantastic so kudos to SW for doing that. For a non-existent as the themeing is on Ice Breaker and Pipeline (which I think is fine honestly) Penguin Trek really is the perfect little mix of just enough to make it feel like a real attraction. So all around pretty solid addition IMO. A far as the exit procedures, both rides we were routed through the exhibit and had a small wait but it really wasn't that big of a deal?

Road Trip Day 4 - Morey's Piers Trip Report If you want to catch up, Day 1 was King's Dominion, Day 2 Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Day 3 was Six Flags America. Reports are in their respective threads. The trip was myself and my oldest son, soon to be 14. After two near 100 degree days and a 104 degree day at SFA, it was a relief to be heading to the ocean. I was a little concerned a few miles away when it was still 95, but the temperature dropped all the way down to 78 as was covered the last few miles. Unfortunately, I had made my first and biggest miscalculation on the trip when planning this day. It was supposed to be Morey's Piers followed by a drive up to Casino Pier. I had gotten us to Morey's Piers at 1 PM as that was the time a quick google told me the park opened, figuring there wouldn't be crowds yet, we'd blow through everything quickly, and then head up to Casino Pier. Well, had I done anything more than the bare minimum research, I would have learned that only the middle pier opened up at 1 PM and the outside two piers opened at 5 PM. Oops. We decided to axe Casino Pier from the plans even though it would still be technically possible given how late these places are open. Road trips are fun but exhausting and we just didn't want to be out that late. Sea Serpent -- Whatever we did first would be my 250, so I chose the best coaster available on the middle pier after buying the all access wristbands which are good until 7 PM. This was their Boomerang, though at least I knew it had a good reputation. It lived up to it. The conversions to vest restraints have revitalized many boomerangs I have ridden at this point, but I think this one takes the cake in terms of smoothness. Sea Serpent was a really good ride and an acceptable 250 in my book. Rollies Coaster -- Somehow now over 250 credits in, this was my first Pinfari Zyklon despite them being everywhere all over the world still. It was fun! The ride was janky and didn't have any amazing forces by any means, but it kept itself moving and had a few nice little pops. There isn't much more to say really. Wild Whizzer -- If there isn't much to say about the Zyklon, what is there to say at all about the SBF Visa? It did its figure eight. The ride is operated with four laps, or at least we got four laps. We added the credit to the list. I don't hate these by any means, but everyone knows what they are and they all ride more or less the same. Fun little addition for FECs, tiny family parks, or places like boardwalk piers with limited space. After riding, we walked back to our car parked across from the pier with Great White to extend our parking as we had only paid through 6 PM and figured we would be cutting it close. Plus, we had time. Then we walked all the way down to the far pier, which is much further apart from the others than the first two are, and my kid talked me into Dominos for lunch. That was fine. From there, we explored the closed third pier with the SLC, walked in the sand a bit, and then sat and played games on my phone while waiting the last two hours for five o'clock to hit. Doo Wopper -- I complained about Apple Zapple being forceless on my King's Dominion report. Doo Wopper must have read it and decided that I didn't know anything about a forceless ride. It would show me and it did. The ride was inoffensive and smooth. It was weirdly and somewhat cutely themed to ordering fast food too, as far as I could tell, but the ride itself was a big old nothing. At least this wild mouse didn't hurt me on any of the jarring laterals I guess. That's something, maybe. Oh well. Runaway Tram -- This Vekoma family coaster wasn't bad for what it is. It has some mild forces on the helixes and the ride is lengthened by a second lap. Initially we were the only ones in the station and took the first car spot in line, but when a little girl came up with her mother and acted like she wanted front row, we gladly gave it up. I think an enthusiast was born and we got to listen. The little girl was nervous on the lift hill, this was clearly her first coaster from our brief conversation, and yelled with joy about how much she loved it the entire rest of the way. It was one of those unexpected moments of joy that really made this ride fun in a way it wasn't going to be and I am glad we got to experience it hearing her reactions. Obviously then, this one hits its mark in terms of pleasing its target audience. Great Nor'Easter -- I had read the hype. The good SLC. Even having experienced what the vest restraints can do at best in the form of Riddlers Revenge at SFNE, I was skeptical. Having the vest restraints the day before at Six Flags America wasn't reassuring. While Skywinder there was better than many SLCs I have ridden, it tracked poorly enough to still not be good despite the absence of headbanging. Well, I am a believer now. There was at least one hard jolt, if not more than one, but they were so isolated that they didn't cause any sort of jackhammering discomfort. The rest of Great Nor'Easter was glass smooth. Honestly, it was astonishing after so many SLCs to get to ride one that was legitimately excellent. My hat is off to Morey's Piers. They even have free lockers (maybe they were only free because of our wrist bands -- not sure) to put your valuables in. This is the first time I have immediately jumped back in the queue for an SLC since the late 90s when I was first experiencing them popping up in the parks around me. I can't praise this thing enough. Unfortunately, after the long walk back to the first pier towards the woodie and our car, we found Great White had never opened for the day and was not going to. That is a shame as I anticipated it being easily the second best coaster of the piers at worst going into the day, though the boomerang might have ended up giving it a run for its money. We were back our car at 6:30 and still decided to book a hotel instead of heading on to Casino Pier due to wanting to rest. Someday we will swing back down and hit the rest of the pier parks. Finally, I will say that Morey's Piers and the Wildwood Boardwalk as a whole is a really cool place. I was really surprised how much they were able to cram on the three piers, especially the water park(s). They looked great. It is a touristy place for sure, but I would gladly bring the whole family back once the twins (2.5 years old) are a couple years older. There would be tons for them and all of us to do, especially when factoring in the beach right there. This place will never have some great coaster collection, but it does really well with the space it has and takes immaculate care of the coasters that are there. It is a shame the woodie wasn't open, but I bet I will see it again with the whole crew in tow in a couple years. I really enjoyed Morey's Piers. Busch Gardens Williamsburg will, of course, go down as the best park we visited on this trip, but the combined Wildwood Boards/Morey's Piers/Beach atmosphere might have actually made this place my favorite on the whole trip. Very cool. Next up was Dorney Park with a quick stop at Sesame Place on the way.

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